Shohei Ohtani hit three homers, one of them leaving Dodger Stadium. He threw six scoreless innings, while striking out 10 and allowing only two hits. He is a player with three career MVP awards (soon to be four), a World Series ring and the only 50-homer, 50-stolen base season in MLB history, and his masterpiece didn't come until Friday.

Max Muncy stood near the edge of the Dodgers’ batting cage, which by late Friday had plunged into chaos. Plastic sheets hung on the walls and covered the ground, catching champagne corks and empty beer bottles.

The Dodgers have won eight World Series titles in franchise history: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020 and 2024. Manager Dave Roberts has overseen the club's last two championships and this marks his fifth appearance in the World Series as Los Angeles skipper.

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The Dodgers are ready to go back-to-back. Los Angeles completed an NLCS sweep of the Brewers on Thursday, winning 5-1 at Dodger Stadium to secure the franchise’s 23rd trip to the World Series. After defeating the Yankees in the 2024 Fall Classic,

Paul George and Jaden Ivey will miss the start of the NBA season. Both the 76ers star and Pistons guard underwent knee surgery in the offseason. George is reportedly expected to debut early in the season, however, and is making strides in practice. Ivey could be on the shelf a while longer and is set to be reevaluated in a month.

There is a growing belief around MLB that the Los Angeles Dodgers will sign Kyle Tucker in free agency this offseason.

The Seattle Mariners seemingly had the Toronto Blue Jays on the ropes after winning Games 1 and 2 at Rogers Centre, but the Blue Jays have returned the favor winning two at T-Mobile Park. The teams are back to being tied with +375 odds to win the World Series behind the Dodgers (-200) and well ahead of the Brewers (+5000).